Hip Replacement

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81 days post op TRHR and I shaved my legs and cut my toe nails all by myself!!!! Well, to be honest, there are patches of hair near my ankles that I couldn't reach, but who cares!!!! My socks will hide that!!! The feeling is awesome!!! I also noticed the past few days I am able to walk down

Hi all Went back to gp today had bloods taken to seen what infection markers on two lots of antibiotics for another weeks. Flucloxacillin and Phenoxymethylpenicillin See consultant tomorrow which in dreading!!! Dee x

Moring Folks, well here we are again, 3 30 am sitting quietly in the Lounge trying not to distureb my wife,s sleep. I,m 10 days post op. no pain, walking easy with one crutch, but still got a leg like a tree trunk, swollen from hip to toe, the tight stocking on this leg is so sore, keeps me awake

Hi hippies. I would be grateful for any advice on creams or treatment for the scars following my TLHR which was 3 weeks ago. Feeling pretty tight but clean and no infection, redness. Any suggestions please ? Best wishes to you all.

Hi. I found this group today as a search engine result and I'm really chuffed that I did. I'm a 30 year old woman, in fact I had my 30th in hospital the day after my op, and had a left total hip replacement on Friday 13th March so almost 2 weeks ago. Following a few bladder issues I was discharged

Well fellow hippies I wanted to share a story from so morning. My other half has taken dog out for a walk along the beach this morning so thought I would go for a shower (with the telephone). I dried, I went upstairs and used my dressing aids and pulled on my Knicks followed by my trousers and got

I just wanted to share my experience with everyone. You would think at six months everything would be great. It was up until 3 mo post op. I was almost pain free and walking one or two miles a few times a week. Then I started doing some things I love, like yard work and more physically demanding activities,...

hi, had my left hip replaced last July , was wondering if i can fly now, have booked a holiday overseas in May so will be 10 months post op. by then, didnt give it a second thought when i booked, too late now !!!

My 83 year old mum had fall today, she has brittle bones disease, and has broken her hip. In alot of pain but in hospital on morphine, with hip replacement surgery arranged for tomoz. Am totally beside myself, would appreciate any advice or help from people that have been through this. Cant stop

Hi hippies, Happy weekend to you all and going well for you. I would be grateful for any advice please about the tightness I have at the front top of my thigh on the same side as my operated hip. I am just over 3 weeks post op and hobbling around on one crutch when going on my walk o more like

I'm 21 days post op and feeling ok, doing exercises, sleeping ok on my back, taking paracetamol when I need it. I have showers but yesterday I asked a friend to try to get in and out of the bath tub without breaking the 90 degree rule - it was impossible. Have you managed to find a way?

I just finished therapy and realized that i only have one more home therapy session then on to outpatient therapy. The therapist says everything looks great, I have good range of motion and good balance. I'm walking outside with 1 stick and I ice 3 to 4 times a day. I am fortunate to have had a

4 weeks out from posterior RTHR. In the hospital one day and then home four days before having to go back to work. Stopped all pain meds at the 2 week mark and started driving day 5. Hurts so bad that I am in tears every day. Will it ever get better? Dr. professed to break femur upon insertion. PT

hi fellow hippies, the last couple days I have been getting burning at incision it is worrying me. It isnt constant but pretty often. Is this normal? Is it sign of infection?Also foot still swelling up alot on op side.

Dear All Wishing you a very Happy Easter. I'm off to France for a few days so looking forward to some walking and of course a few glasses of wine! Going by ferry and using the lift not the stairs this time as we are on deck 9! Hope the weather stays fine for you! Linnet x

My total hip replacement surgery, right hip, is booked for 29th April. I fractured and dislocated my right hip in a car accident in 1975 and it has been troubling me for the past fifteen years. I'm really looking forward to the sugery as I have reached the point where I'm in a lot of pain and have

Hi all my hips decided to really deteriorate in 6 months I do have a genetic bone problem occording to a Dr when I got prolapsed disks, anyway my GP told me that i had an oxfoed score of 4? what ever that is, I just had my first visit with the surgeon, he told that I had terrible hips. he even

Hi All As we are all aware there is a multitude of www sites saying "do this / do that" exercise pre operation to improve recovery / mitigate post op pain. Can anybody point the right direction in this area? I guess losing weight is important - I am 15st 12lb and trying to lose some more before

I recently had THR after breaking my implant. The first surgery had been a resurfacing that fractured the neck of the femur, the second break was the metal neck juncture between the head and greater trochanter. It is exceptionally rare for this unit, but find it unacceptable to have a metal

Dear All, All still well at 30 curious thing happened today. I was lying on sofa on back with knees bent, watching the motor racing. Wife was upstairs doing make up and choosing earings, and was about to come and put my sox on as usual. Except I was fiddling with sox, totally relaxed,

Morning all its 6.05 am Wednesday morning 25th March, not had the best of nightts, but great to be home. Came home last night after L. THL . Friday 20th 11am. everything went really well, started off with spinal but for some reason it was slow akting so they popped me off to sleep. Woke up fresh

Morning all, I am nearing my 6wk check up (2/4) and feel I'm doing ok. My husband though thinks I'm pushing on too quickly. I was able to ditch one crutch after a few days home and now walk with just one stick. Sometimes I take a few steps around the home without any aid and he completely

I'm 36 and just had THR on my left hip 10 days ago and i am a little scared that i am pushing too hard and advancing a little bit too fast. I haven't had to use pain pills since day 4. I have been up walking a lot, resting an hour or so every afternoon. I drove day 5, my physical therapist says as

Hi, I had an FHR almost 8 weeks ago. I'm 45. I wondered if anyone else has had problems staying well since the surgery? I normally fight of anything but in the last few weeks ive had a stomach bug and now I'm laid on the sofa with what i suspect is the flu or a chest infection. Feel dreadful, too

Hi all of you wonderful people! Tomorrow will be one week post op. What a week! I have begun writing a number of times but would fall asleep. So I hope I have not sent anything unfinished! My surgery went well and it ends up that it is the only thing that has gone well. I had the spinal

hi hippies. Now nearly four weeks post op. Walking much better now. Today tackled three stairs properly, went well but I am taking my time. Swelling a lot better today. You have to listen to your body I have found. Taking time to do things is very important. Have also managed to sleep